Otherwise, Friday night's beat down of Stanford may not have taken place.

"We actually needed that Arizona game to make sure we knew how to handle what happened, how to handle that pressure, how to handle getting punched in the mouth," Washington defensive lineman Elijah Qualls said...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/scare-for-no-5-washington-fuels-rout-of-stanford/feed/0Getty ImagesHate Groups Still Exist In Washingtonhttp://newstalkkit.com/hate-groups-in-washington/
http://newstalkkit.com/hate-groups-in-washington/#commentsTue, 30 Aug 2016 15:36:01 +0000http://katsfm.com/hate-groups-in-washington/Continue reading…]]>The Southern Poverty Law Center has put together a map of hate groups throughout America and even though we consider our state pretty open and accepting, hate groups still lurk in the dark corners.

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/hate-groups-in-washington/feed/0Photo by William Thomas Cain/Getty ImagesThe 71 Best Things About Living In Yakimahttp://newstalkkit.com/the-71-best-things-about-living-in-yakima/
http://newstalkkit.com/the-71-best-things-about-living-in-yakima/#commentsWed, 13 Jul 2016 14:56:18 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=393393Continue reading…]]>Some folks from the Westside and in the Tri-Cities have unfairly ripped into the Yakima Valley and we think it's a pretty damn awesome place to live. So we compiled our list (with help from our listeners) of the 71 best things about living here:

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/the-71-best-things-about-living-in-yakima/feed/0Getty ImagesRehearsal for Mega-quake, Tsunami Starts in Northwesthttp://newstalkkit.com/rehearsal-for-mega-quake-tsunami-starts-in-northwest/
http://newstalkkit.com/rehearsal-for-mega-quake-tsunami-starts-in-northwest/#commentsTue, 07 Jun 2016 15:40:14 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=343020Continue reading…]]>CAMP MURRAY, Wash. (AP) — The Pacific Northwest kicks off a massive earthquake and tsunami drill as part of a multiday event to rehearse scenarios on how the region would deal with a dual natural disaster...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/rehearsal-for-mega-quake-tsunami-starts-in-northwest/feed/0Getty ImagesRegulators Fault Procedures in Blast at Natural Gas Facilityhttp://newstalkkit.com/regulators-fault-procedures-in-blast-at-natural-gas-facility/
http://newstalkkit.com/regulators-fault-procedures-in-blast-at-natural-gas-facility/#commentsThu, 05 May 2016 14:50:29 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=341458Continue reading…]]>PLYMOUTH, Wash. (AP) — Federal and state regulators say the main cause of an explosion in 2014 at a southeastern Washington natural gas facility was inadequate procedures that allowed oxygen to remain in the system...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/regulators-fault-procedures-in-blast-at-natural-gas-facility/feed/0Getty ImagesIf You Have A Cold In Washington State It's A Misdemeanor To Walk Around In Publichttp://newstalkkit.com/if-you-have-a-cold-in-washington-state-its-a-misdemeanor-to-walk-around-in-public/
http://newstalkkit.com/if-you-have-a-cold-in-washington-state-its-a-misdemeanor-to-walk-around-in-public/#commentsMon, 02 May 2016 20:24:52 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=387024Continue reading…]]>A website called DumbLaws.com points out some of the ludicrous statutes across all 50 of the United States. If you're about to get all uppity about how "progressive" Washington is and how our state is immune to the backwards thinking that seems to affect other states check yourself, because you're wrong...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/if-you-have-a-cold-in-washington-state-its-a-misdemeanor-to-walk-around-in-public/feed/0Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty ImagesWashington State Is #1 For Job And Wage Growth According To Report [INFOGRAPHIC]http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-is-1-for-job-and-wage-growth-according-to-report-infographic/
http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-is-1-for-job-and-wage-growth-according-to-report-infographic/#commentsMon, 02 May 2016 19:50:54 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=387016Continue reading…]]>ADP, a company that touts themselves as "a comprehensive global provider of cloud-based Human Capital Management (HCM) solutions" has put out their quarterly "Workforce Vitality Index" which measure indicators like Total Employment Growth, Job Turnover Ratio, Change In Hours Worked, Wage Growth for the who stay in the same job and Wage Growth for those who change jobs and once again Washington leads the nation in wage and job growth...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/washington-state-is-1-for-job-and-wage-growth-according-to-report-infographic/feed/0Photo by Carl Court/Getty ImagesReasons Why We Should Change Washington State's Name To Tubmanhttp://newstalkkit.com/reasons-why-we-should-change-washington-states-name-to-tubman/
http://newstalkkit.com/reasons-why-we-should-change-washington-states-name-to-tubman/#commentsThu, 21 Apr 2016 20:54:03 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=386005Continue reading…]]>As you've probably heard by now Treasury Secretary Jack Lew has announced that abolitionist Harriet Tubman, who is said to help liberate upwards of 700 slaves during the 1800's, will bump former President Andrew Jackson from the front of the new $20 bill...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/reasons-why-we-should-change-washington-states-name-to-tubman/feed/0Google Maps/Andy Winford6 Hard To Pronounce Places In Washington — Do You Agree?http://newstalkkit.com/6-hard-to-pronounce-places-in-washington-do-you-agree/
http://newstalkkit.com/6-hard-to-pronounce-places-in-washington-do-you-agree/#commentsMon, 11 Apr 2016 16:41:44 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=384964Continue reading…]]>Washington towns and city's are fairly easy to pronounce, if you have lived here. If you are just some normal person checking out towns in Washington State, there is no way you could pronounce some of them. Here are the 5 hardest city's in the state of Washington that out-of-towners wouldn't know unless they have heard them pronounced.

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/6-hard-to-pronounce-places-in-washington-do-you-agree/feed/0Getty ImagesSingle Car Non-Injury Accident On Hwy 12 On Ramphttp://newstalkkit.com/single-car-non-injury-accident-on-hwy-12-on-ramp/
http://newstalkkit.com/single-car-non-injury-accident-on-hwy-12-on-ramp/#commentsSun, 10 Apr 2016 18:06:11 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=340268Continue reading…]]>21 year old Raymond Kelly (pictured below) said he may have been going a little too fast for the on ramp to Hwy 12 West from I-82 South. Kelly said his left tire caught the gravel on the left side (photo below) of the on ramp which may have caused him to overcompensate to get back on the road causing his car to spin out on to the right side of the road as shown in the photo above...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/how-does-central-washington-feel-about-syrian-refugees-poll/feed/0Getty ImagesCategory 5 Hurricane Patricia Bears Down on Mexico — Will We Feel It In Washington?http://newstalkkit.com/category-5-hurricane-patricia-bears-down-on-mexico-will-we-feel-it-in-washington/
http://newstalkkit.com/category-5-hurricane-patricia-bears-down-on-mexico-will-we-feel-it-in-washington/#commentsFri, 23 Oct 2015 15:01:37 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=369358Continue reading…]]>If old-time soothsayers would've had the technology we have in this century, they would be having a field day with the-end-is-near warnings.

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/category-5-hurricane-patricia-bears-down-on-mexico-will-we-feel-it-in-washington/feed/0Think StockMontana to Raise Speed Limit to 80 MPH on Some Highwayshttp://newstalkkit.com/montana-to-raise-speed-limit-to-80mph-on-some-highways/
http://newstalkkit.com/montana-to-raise-speed-limit-to-80mph-on-some-highways/#commentsWed, 30 Sep 2015 14:27:11 +0000http://katsfm.com/?p=367128Continue reading…]]>I lived in Montana and Wyoming when there was no speed limit. I was pulled over in my awesome Ford Thunderbird. I was doing 135 mph, but an officer pulled me over for having a taillight out. Dang! I miss those days. Well, they're kind of coming back again ... just not in Washington!

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/montana-to-raise-speed-limit-to-80mph-on-some-highways/feed/0Think StockPork Recall Expands; Taiwan Flour Millers to Visit the Northwesthttp://newstalkkit.com/pork-recall-expands-taiwan-flour-millers-to-visit-the-northwest/
http://newstalkkit.com/pork-recall-expands-taiwan-flour-millers-to-visit-the-northwest/#commentsTue, 01 Sep 2015 13:21:01 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=324844Continue reading…]]>A recall of pork products stemming from salmonella from whole-hogs now includes more than 523,000 pounds of pork, expanding from an earlier recall. The Food Safety and Inspection Service announced the expansion from Kapowsin meats in Washington State...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/pork-recall-expands-taiwan-flour-millers-to-visit-the-northwest/feed/0Scott Olson/Getty ImagesMexico Sets New Import Restrictions; U.S. Cattlemen's Decides Not to Signhttp://newstalkkit.com/mexico-sets-new-import-restrictions-u-s-cattlemens-decides-not-to-sign/
http://newstalkkit.com/mexico-sets-new-import-restrictions-u-s-cattlemens-decides-not-to-sign/#commentsTue, 17 Mar 2015 13:43:18 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=312262Continue reading…]]>Mexico and other major countries have imposed new import restrictions at the end of last week after the H5N2 strain of avian influenza was found in the heart of America’s poultry region. Arkansas, Missouri, Minnesota, California, Washington and Oregon already face bans or restrictions...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/mexico-sets-new-import-restrictions-u-s-cattlemens-decides-not-to-sign/feed/0Getty ImagesSnowpack Declining; EPA's Air Quality Standards Restrictionshttp://newstalkkit.com/snowpack-declining-epas-air-quality-standards-restrictions/
http://newstalkkit.com/snowpack-declining-epas-air-quality-standards-restrictions/#commentsFri, 13 Mar 2015 13:34:32 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=311981Continue reading…]]>Due to warmer temperatures last month, snowpack in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada have further declined. USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service Hydrologist Cara McCarthy says nearly one-third of SNOTEL sites in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada are reporting the lowest snowpack ever measured and -- for the first time -- some snow sites were snow-free on March 1...

]]>http://newstalkkit.com/snowpack-declining-epas-air-quality-standards-restrictions/feed/0getty imagesWashington Celebrates 125 Years as a State Today! [VIDEO]http://newstalkkit.com/washington-celebrates-125-years-as-a-state-today-video/
http://newstalkkit.com/washington-celebrates-125-years-as-a-state-today-video/#commentsWed, 12 Nov 2014 00:44:55 +0000http://newstalkkit.com/?p=300507Continue reading…]]>Washington became the 42nd state in the union on this day in 1889.